Comb and comb-cleaner combined.



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Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented May 15, 1906.

Application filed November 8, 1905. Serial No. 286,350.

To a/ZZ whom, t may concern:

Be it known that I, CLARENCE W. TAYLOR, a citizen of the United States,residing at Oak Park, in the county of Cook and State'of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in a Comb and Comb-CleanerCombined, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improved comb and comb-cleaner combined.

Primarily the inventionresides in certain improvements hereinafterspecifically set forth upon the forms of comb and combcleaner describedand claimed in my allowed application filed August 19, 1905, Serial No.274,94S,the objects of the invention being to provide an improved combin which the interval cut-away portion or space intervening between theend and first tooth extends a short distance above the base of the teethinto the body of the comb, near each end thereof, and to provide acleaner formed to have a side-embracing member and a perforated portionadapted to receive the teeth of the comb, and the invention consists ofcertain novel features and construction and combinations and arrangementof parts, as will be more fully hereinafter` described, and pointed outin the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view of my invention,showing the side of the comb on which the embracing portion of thecleaner is mounted. Fig. 2 is a view of the opposite side of the comb.Fig. 3 is a plan of the cleaner before it is formed. Fig. 4 is a topplan view of the cleaner after being formed to be mounted on the comb.Fig. 5 is a section on line 5 5 of Fig. 1.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawings, 6 denotes the body of the comb, 7 7 indicatethe interval cut-away portion or space intervening between the end and-first tooth, which extends a short distance above the base of the teethinto the body of the comb near each end thereof, and 8 represents arecess or depression in one surface of the comb near each end of thesame. The intervals 7 7 extend a suflicient length into the body of thecomb to accommodate the width of the embracing member 9 of the cleanerwhen it is in normal poside-embracing member 9 extends the greater partof its length on only one side of the comb, and the perforated part 10is adapted to receive the teeth of the comb and to be held adjacent tothe base of the teeth by engaging devices 13, carried by the endportions of the cleaner and depressions 8 in one lateral surface neareach end of the comb. The end portions of the cleaner 11 11 are formedto be inserted between the end tooth and the second tooth at each end ofthe comb. The ends of the cleaner 12 12, Figs. .1. and 4, are providedwith a bead or raised parts 13 13, adapted to engage the recesses 8 8 tosecure the cleaner to the comb. The comb and the cleaner each may bemade of any suitable material. I prefer hard rubber for the comb and anelastic metal for the cleaner to obtain springpressure of its endsagainst the surface of the comb for removable engagement therewith.

In operation when it is desired to cleanse the comb the cleaner may bepushed down, with enough force to disengage it from the comb, to theends of the teeth and the accumulation removed. Then it may be pushed upto where it fastens to the comb.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination with a comb having a depression in one lateralsurface near each end thereof, of a cleaner comprising a sideembracing'member the major portion of its length embracing only one side of thecomb and a perforated member adapted to receive the teeth of the comb,said cleaner having its entire end portions 11 formed to pass betweenthe end and first tooth of the comb, and the end portions 12 formed tobear only upon the opposite side of the comb and having beads 13 forspring engagement with said depressions to removably secure the cleanerto the comb.

2. The combination with a comb having a cut-away portion between the endand first tooth and extending a short distance above the base of theteeth into the body of the comb near each end thereof, of a cleanercomprising an embracing part and a perforated part vand havi formed topas tooth of the comb near ea bear only upon the si ng its end s betweent cleaner to the comb.,

oh end thereof and de of the comb opposite 5 to that on which the vembracing part is mounted and engaging means to secure the ortonssuitably In testimony whereof I affix my signature e end and fnst inpresence of two witnesses.

CLARENCE W. TAYLOR.

VVtnesses ALBERT MILLER, ERNESTINE MORSTADT.

